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| consent of the governed definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | the idea that government derives its authority by the sanction of the people | 8 sets | |
| 2 | agreement by the people of a nation to subject themselves to the authority to a government. natural rights philosophers, such as john locke, believe that any legitimate government must draw its authority from the consent of the governed. | 6 sets | |
| 3 | the idea that government derives its authority by sanction of the people. | 5 sets | |
| 4 | the idea that government derives its authority by sanction of the people | 3 sets | |
| 5 | the idea that government derives its authority from the eople | 3 sets | |
| 6 | people are the source of any and all governmental powers | 2 sets | |
| 7 | the people of a country have to consent to be governed, otherwise they have the right to over-throw the government. this theory was coined by john locke | 2 sets | |
| 8 | according to john locke, the required basis for government. the declaration of independence reflects locke's view that governments derive their authority from the consent of the governed. | 2 sets | |
| 9 | key phrase in the declaration of independence that means that government must have the approval of the people. | 2 sets | |
| 10 | agreement by citizens to obey the laws and the government they create. consent is the foundation of government's legitimacy. | 2 sets | |
| 11 | the main theory that drove republicanism. this idea divided republicans from the federalists; republicans focusing on the power of the people and the federalists handing the power to the government. | 2 sets | |
| 12 | people agree to be ruled by the gov't | 2 sets | |
| 13 | according to john locke, the required basis for government. | 2 sets | |
| 14 | people agree to obey the laws and the government they create | 2 sets | |
| 15 | aspired from john locke, laws have to be derived from the people | 1 set | |
| 16 | people agreeing that, after they set up a gov't, they will all follow the rules and laws of the gov't | 1 set | |
| 17 | the people under the rules, must consent (agree) to follow the rules | 1 set | |
| 18 | a derivative of the doctrine of natural rights; a philosophy, later adopted by jefferson when he drafted the declaration of independence, that puts the authority of the government in the people's hands. | 1 set | |
| 19 | according to john locke, the required basis for gonernment. | 1 set | |
| 20 | popular sovereignty | 1 set | |
| 21 | the government can only use state power if the people say yes | 1 set | |
| 22 | government must be built on it, according to locke. the idea that government derives its authority by the sanction of the people | 1 set | |
| 23 | the existence of government depends upon the approval of the people | 1 set | |
| 24 | principle that says people are the source of the powers of government | 1 set | |
| 25 | the government receives its power from the people | 1 set | |
| 26 | idea borrowed from locke hat says rulers may rule only when their power comes from the people | 1 set | |
| 27 | agreement by the citizens to follow the laws and the government they create | 1 set | |
| 28 | agreement by citizens to obey the laws and the government they create | 1 set | |
| 29 | the idea that government derives it's authority by sanction of the people | 1 set | |
| 30 | the authority of the government should depend on the consent of the people. , the idea that government derives its authority by sanction of the people | 1 set | |
| 31 | idea that governments derive their legitimacy from the people | 1 set | |
| 32 | people need to provide consent to be ruled | 1 set | |
| 33 | new enlightenment idea that allowed people to revolt if the ruler became tyrant | 1 set | |
| 34 | the governed should choose their leaders | 1 set | |
| 35 | people must agree on who their rulers will be | 1 set | |
| 36 | the idea that govenment that governement derives it's authority by sanction of the people | 1 set | |
| 37 | people will agree on who their rulers will be, social contract exists, people should allow the government to rule. | 1 set | |
| 38 | government get their power from whom | 1 set | |
| 39 | approval to govern | 1 set | |
| 40 | a derivative of the doctrine of natural rights; a philosophy, later adopted by jefferson when he drafted the declaration of independence, that puts the authority of the government in the people's hands | 1 set | |